US Navy destroyer defends commercial ships in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks

Three commercial ships were hit by missiles launched by the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday. A US Navy destroyer, the USS Carney, came to their defense and shot down three Houthi-operated drones. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute, about the US response to the Houthi attacks, and the support Iran gives the Yemen-based fighters.

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